13 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BU

13 Rectory Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.

It hasn't traded since October 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £946,000 sits 90.2% above the 2009 sale of £497,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, subdivision, a loft conversion and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.